Nana

Nana (2005)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 81% of users liked it
    (8,820 ratings)

Ai Yazawa's popular manga concerning two young women who couldn't be more different despite sharing the same name comes to the screen in this musical drama starring J-Pop icon Mika Nakashima and actress Aoi Miyazaki. Nana "Hachi" Komatsu (Miyazaki) has traveled with her boyfriend to Tokyo in hopes… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.
Directed By
Aoi Miyazaki, Hiroki Narimiya
Genres
Art House & International
On DVD
Apr 8, 2008

Critic Reviews

  • Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

    A spoonful of fashion helps the feminism go down in Nana, a delightful pop fairy tale that speaks to young women in the language of sisterhood and self-direction.

  • Chris Barsanti, Film Journal International

    A surprisingly engaging piece of fluff.

  • Rob Humanick, Slant Magazine

    The film is most impressive as that rarest of creatures: a crowd-pleaser with a genuinely artistic touch.

  • Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York

    Harajuku lovers will get a kick out of Japanese box-office smash Nana, a very kawaii celebration of girl power based on a popular manga about two 20-year-olds who share the same first name.

  • David Chute, L.A. Weekly

    Despite the gritty urban setting, there are episodes of Gilmore Girls that have more 'edge.'

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dean M


    Marvelous drama adapted by the Manga comic book in a chance encounter between two girls of the same name, "Nana", triggers a series of events and relationships. I haven't read the comic book yet so I see the story is as interesting and the emotional scenes are pretty… More

  • Lewis C


    Two very different 20 year old women meet on a train to Tokyo. Other than the fact they're both named Nana, they have very different pasts and personalities. Despite this, they're destined to become very big parts of each other's lives. Based on the very popular anime… More

  • Luke B


    Nana may suffer from being a condensed version of an expansive Manga universe, but it also knows exactly how much time to spend on individual plots strands. Nana is a coming of age, female friendship film that handles immature and young emotions with absolute maturity. The most… More

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